I got screwed by SNY - the TV home of the New York Mets... It's a long story that you can read about here, here and here. Dealing with the network has inspired me to periodically post random observations about the network that refused to promote my show. This is one of those observations:
Loudmouths is a show on SNY. The general consensus is that the show is unwatchable. I wouldn't know because I can't watch more than a few minut... Oh wait, I guess the show is unwatchable.
The premise of the show is that two hosts yell at each other for the better part of 20 minutes. SNY is basically trying to create a video version of the comments section of Deadspin. There are a few problems inherent with this premise:
1.) Sports blog commenters are really funny and alot of that comes from saying things that a TV network would never allow on the air. Go to Deadspin or With Leather and see for yourself.
2.) Sports blogs work because there a multiple opinions being expressed. When you have two guys yelling at each other, it's just that. TWO guys. YELLING at each other.
3.) YELLING DOESN'T GO OVER WELL ON THE WEB. TRYING TO TRANSLATE THE POPULARITY OF SPORTS BLOGS TO A TV SHOW THAT RESORTS TO YELLING REALLY DOESN'T GO OVER WELL ON TV. OR ON A BLOG. SEE?
Anyway, I genuinely like the hosts of "LoudMouths." I used to listen to Chris Carlin and Adam Schein when they did the overnight show on WFAN in New York. In my opinion, whatever appeal these two had is lost in the translation from overnight radio to daytime television. I'm sure alot of that had to do with the crack writing and production staff over at SNY - the network that shovels out gems like "Beer Money" and "The Nooner."
All of this is besides the point... The point is... JUST LOOK AT THIS LOGO:
What the HELL is that? Is it stupid or X-rated? Are they eating the title of their show or are they vomiting it at each other? I guess they could be yelling at each other, but their heads are tilted back like they are sneezing. Or something.
You'd think with the money they're saving on production value, they could at least come up with a decent logo.
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I like your assessment of the logo,
that's a BOOM
WithLeather.com is a piece of garbage. Their motto should be "other blogs find the good stories, we just re-print them 25 mins later and do not give proper credit." Unless it's a 2 year video of a skateboarder falling down a flight of stairs. They're good at posting material you've seen 2 years ago, they're just hoping your forgot about it.
And the commenters are all the people who weren't funny enough to become a Deadspin commenter.
I agree that WL doesn't really (if ever) break stories, but I'm a fan of Matt Ufford's commentary. I also think you're a little harsh on the WL commenters... The Deadspin commenters are funnier though.
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